Mammals News | Pest Magazine https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:14:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Conservation charity warns of need for joined-up approach and a fast-track to effective grey squirrel controls https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/news/conservation-charity-warns-of-need-for-joined-up-approach-and-a-fast-track-to-effective-grey-squirrel-controls.html Fri, 30 May 2025 05:00:10 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=12181 The new distribution map of red and grey squirrels across the UK and Ireland, covering 2017 to 2022, underlines the need for a re-think on current red squirrel conservation practices [...]

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]]> Squirrel charity welcomes new legislation on use of gene editing https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/squirrel-charity-welcomes-new-legislation-on-use-of-gene-editing.html Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:00:30 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=9317 The European Squirrel Initiative (ESI) has welcomed the introduction of new legislation to Parliament that is set to cut red tape on gene editing and will potentially make the first [...]

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]]> Ferrets to be removed as permitted target species for the DOC 250 spring trap https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/ferrets-to-be-removed-as-permitted-target-species-for-the-doc-250-spring-trap.html Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:00:18 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7903 The Government has announced its intention to remove ferrets as permitted target species for the DOC 250 spring trap, following concerns that it could lead to an increase in trapping [...]

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]]> Charity says planting of 30,000 hectares of trees must be matched by grey squirrel control https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/charity-says-planting-of-30000-hectares-of-trees-must-be-matched-by-grey-squirrel-control.html Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:00:19 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7700 Billions of pounds will be at risk if non-native species, including grey squirrel populations, are not managed, a leading squirrel charity has warned. The move comes as the Government’s plans [...]

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]]> New badger cull licences to be banned after 2022 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/new-badger-cull-licences-to-be-banned-after-2022.html Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:00:56 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7678 The government has announced that new mass badger cull licences are to be stopped after 2022, under plans to phase out culling of the wild animals. The Environment Secretary George [...]

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]]> Coronavirus detected in wild animal for the first time https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/coronavirus-detected-in-wild-animal-for-the-first-time.html Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:00:15 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7529 The US Department of Agriculture has reported the first known case of coronavirus in a wild animal; it said that a wild mink had tested positive around an infected mink [...]

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]]> Bellway Homes handed £600,000 fine for destroying bat roost https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/bellway-homes-handed-600000-fine-for-destroying-bat-roost.html Mon, 14 Dec 2020 09:30:24 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7494 Bellway Homes has received the biggest-ever fine for a wildlife crime, for destroying a soprano pipistrelle roost at a construction site in Greenwich in 2017. The company has been ordered [...]

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]]> New film: Inside The Bat Cave https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/new-film-inside-the-bat-cave.html Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:00:11 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7400 Inside the Bat Cave is a fascinating new film that showcases the hidden world of bats. It features the amazing work of The Bat Conservation Trust’s National Bat Helpline staff [...]

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]]> Countryfile’s John Craven reports on fox control https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/countryfiles-john-craven-reports-on-fox-control.html Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=3987 Who is the real Mr Fox and is he all that fantastic? In Sunday’s edition of the BBC Countryfile programme John Craven tried to answer that question in what was [...]

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]]> Battle lines about to be drawn after proposed badger cull announced https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/mammals/battle-lines-about-to-be-drawn-after-proposed-badger-cull-announced.html Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=4018 In something of a surprise announcement, but true to their election promise, Defra has today (15 September) announced a proposal for consultation regarding the issuing of licences to farmers and [...]

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